by Carla Naumburg | Jan 19, 2016 | Kveller.com
In my last post for the Jewish Mother Project, I wrote about compassion and kindness, and how I want that to be at the core of my identity and practice as a Jewish mother. The thing is, as much as I like to spout off about big ideas, we Jews are all about action. It’s...
by Carla Naumburg | Jan 13, 2016 | Seleni
There’s a scene in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery featuring the comedic spy (played by Mike Meyers) trying to escape the bad guys by driving away on a steamroller. A security guard yells for him to stop, but Powers keeps coming, motioning...
by Carla Naumburg | Jan 11, 2016 | Kveller.com
One of my favorite parenting quotes comes from Brene Brown, my social work/writing/Mama hero: “We can’t give our children what we don’t have.” I find her words to be liberating, inspiring, and, at times, totally obnoxious—not unlike so many of life’s great truths....
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 31, 2015 | Kveller.com
I love nothing quite so much as a good resolution. Don’t get me wrong; like so many other Americans, I rarely keep my resolutions for longer than a week or two. Nonetheless, I am grateful for the injection of renewal, liberation, and hope that I get on January 1. As I...
by Carla Naumburg | Dec 24, 2015 | Kveller.com
“Mommy, can we put up Christmas decorations in the house?” And thus began yet another December conversation. Christmas decorations are out of the question for us, as we don’t celebrate Christmas in our home. That particular line in the sand is quite clear in my mind,...
